Six Flags Inc.

Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is the third regional amusement park to announce it is building a new spiraling roller coaster for 2015.

Thursday park officials said it would debut Looping Dragon next year bringing the number of roller coaster in the park to 13.

The seven-story tall will send riders in complete revolutions and feature hang time when riders are supended momentarily upside down.

Twenty-four riders sitting face to face in seats will be rocketed forward and backward pendulum style until the train gains enough momentum to complete a full revolution. The coaster then continues to loop until it pauses to reverse direction and do it all...

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